Celebrated Bollywood singer Zubeen Garg passed away on Friday, reportedly in a freak scuba diving accident in Singapore.According to reports, Garg was rescued and given CPR, and taken to the Singapore General Hospital, where he was declared dead. Reports state that he died at around 2.30 pm India time.
Zubeen Garg’s final post
Following news of his sudden demise, Zubeen’s final post, shared on his social media handles just hours before his untimely demise, went viral among fans, grieving his loss. In the clip, Garg, who was in Singapore for the North East India Festival, shared a video message for all his fans and invited them, saying, “Hi my friends. I have come to Singapore… I am Zubeen Garg a Bollywood singer from Assam, North East.”Inviting fans to attend the festival, he shared, “We are organising The North East festival there. I will be coming to join you and invite you all to join us in this traditional event.”“See you there, I’ll be performing, I’ll be talking to you and I’ll be there with you,” he concluded.
Zubeen was set to perform LIVE at festival
He shared the clip with a caption that read, “Friends in Singpore, I will like to invite you to 4th North East India Festival in Sunctec, Singapore during 20th and 21st September.Come and explore the exotic part of India, we are carrying quality agri, craft products, tea experience, dance forms, fashion shows and evening musical show presenting Rock bands, rappers from India’s North East.I will be there throughout the Festival as Cultural Brand Ambassador and will perform on 20th evening with my popular Hindi, Bengali and Assamese Songs. I would like to invite you all, it will be Saturday and Sunday and entry is free. All come and support us. Cheers!”
Fans react
Taking to the comments section, a fan wrote, “You’will always be alive on our heart, can’t believe I was just listening ur song and got this breaking news may ur soul rest in peace’Another added, “Rest easy Zubeen da, we will miss you.”“Heartbreaking news, rest in peace,” said another.
North East India Festival announces singer’s death
A representative of the North East India Festival in Singapore told NDTV that while scuba diving, Garg had breathing difficulties. The statement to the portal read, “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of Zubeen Garg’s passing. While scuba diving, he experienced breathing difficulties and was immediately given CPR before being rushed to Singapore General Hospital. Despite efforts to save him, he was declared deceased in the ICU around 2.30 pm IST.“See More: Zubeen Garg passes away: Singer loses his life at 52 in tragic scuba diving accident in Singapore; fans pour in tributes
